✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering

at Discover Financial Services

📍 McLean, VA Unknown 💰 $229K – $262K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $229K – $262K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category AI & Machine Learning

This role involves leading the development and deployment of machine learning models at scale within a financial services company, focusing on architecture, model management, and responsible AI practices.

  • Design and build ML models
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Ensure model performance and monitoring
  • Implement responsible AI practices
  • Leverage cloud architectures

The technical environment includes programming in Python, Scala, Java, utilizing distributed computing frameworks, ML model development, cloud-based architectures, and CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate is a senior machine learning engineer with over 8 years of experience in designing and deploying scalable ML solutions. They possess strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or Java and have leadership experience in managing ML teams within a financial services environment.

8+ years experience in data-intensive solutions4+ years programming with PythonScalaor Java3+ years building and scaling ML systems2+ years leading ML development teamsPeople management experience
Master's or Doctoral Degree in computer scienceelectrical engineeringmathematicsExperience with scikit-learn
PythonScalaJavaML frameworksCloud platforms
PythonScalaJavaDistributed computingModel developmentML frameworksModel trainingHyperparameter tuningData pipelinesContinuous integrationContinuous deploymentResponsible AIExplainable AI
PythonScalaJavaDistributed computingModel developmentML frameworksModel trainingHyperparameter tuningData pipelinesContinuous integrationContinuous deploymentModel monitoringModel retrainingModel validationResponsible AIExplainable AI
CollaborationTechnical designProblem-solvingTeam leadershipCommunicationAgile methodologyInnovationHigh availability focus
Industry Finance/Banking
Job Function Lead the development and deployment of scalable machine learning solutions in a financial services setting.
Role Subtype AI & Machine Learning
Tech Domains Python, Scala, Java, Distributed computing, ML frameworks
Machine LearningMLPythonScalaJavaDistributed computingModel developmentModel trainingHyperparameter tuningData pipelinesContinuous integrationContinuous deploymentResponsible AIExplainable AIAgile

Lack of experience with distributed computing, No experience leading ML teams, No background in finance or banking industry, Inability to work in McLean, VA

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